Jon Stewart to Dems: ‘Pick Up Your Game’
Mar 1, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tells Larry King in that joking-but-not-really-joking way of his, "I'm leaving the Democrats out because I honestly don't feel that they make an impact. They have 49% of the vote and 3% of the power."
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Year of the Queer: Hollywood and Homosexuality
Feb 27, 2006 Truthdig's Larry Gross, a pioneer in the field of gay studies, argues that for all the hoopla surrounding "Brokeback Mountain" and this year's spate of gay-themed films, there is little about them that upends Hollywood conventions or challenges popular ideas about homosexuality. "Hollywood and much of the media may be awash in liberal self-congratulation," Gross writes, "but they--and we--are also soaking in the familiar hypocrisy of homophobia." Update: Down to the WireGross argues that for all the hoopla surrounding "Brokeback Mountain" and this year's spate of gay-themed films, there is little about them that upends Hollywood conventions or challenges popular ideas about homosexuality.Hannity to Raise Funds for Santorum?
Feb 27, 2006 The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown, Pa., reports that the Fox News talk show host will appear at a fundraising breakfast with the Pennsylvania senator. Should we be surprised?
Frey Publisher Axes Book Deal
Feb 24, 2006 The Fabricating Fabulist loses out on a reported seven-figure deal with Riverhead Books because of the fallout from the scandal surrounding "A Million Little Pieces."
O’Reilly Says It’s Time to Leave Iraq
Feb 24, 2006 When even a flag-waver like Bill O'Reilly starts saying it's time to go, where, exactly, is the president's pro-war base?
Arianna Smacks Down Hannity and Coulter
Feb 22, 2006 We stood up and cheered when we saw this one: Sean Hannity needles Arianna Huffington about something Alec Baldwin said, and Arianna throws it back in his face by listing some of the indefensible and "toxic" things Ann Coulter has said over the years. Good one, Arianna.
Jon Stewart Runs on CNN International
Feb 20, 2006 OK, all you expatriates probably already knew this, but Truthdig didn't: "The Daily Show" runs on CNN International outside the U.S. Think about that: Millions (perhaps billions) of foreigners get Jon Stewart's version of America on a relatively straight-news-oriented channel. Depending on how you feel about Stewart's sensibility, that's either wonderful or troubling. (This snippet of news comes near the end of a hilarious article about Stewart's upcoming gig at the Oscars.)Sunday TV Leans to the Right, Study Finds
Feb 16, 2006 A Media Matters study spanning 1997 to 2005 concludes: "Sunday talk shows on ABC, CBS, and NBC are dominated by conservative voices, from newsmakers to commentators." Most frequent guest: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), with 124 appearances.Jon Stewart Roasts Cheney
Feb 15, 2006 "Don't let your kids go hunting with the vice president. I don't care what kind of lucrative contracts they're trying to land or energy regulations they're trying to get lifted. He'll shoot them in the face." | video
